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R's Hopper tied by Rene Zillmann from Cologne, Germany

	Receipe Hook long shank dry fly (Hopper-hook) Thread: Orange Abdomen: dark olive dubbing Rib: Chrystal flash Lega: knotted pheasant tail fibers Wing: Pheasant hen (optional) Hackle: Orange dyed grizzly hackle
Tying instructions: Catch thread at the hook's eye and wind to bend. Ty in the rib material. Dub the tread and wind the abdomen on 2/3 of the shank. Rib and ty off. Ty in the wing, ty in the knotted pheasant tail fibers to form legs. Secure the hackle and wind it. Form a head, whip finish and varnish.	More hopper? More terrestrials?